Mary J. Blige performed at the Starbucks where I used to skip class in high school. So I basically have a Grammy now.

Except they do apply to me because I am still a woman, and I am still passing them in public and told to adhere to their advise. It's not as if now I have a free pass and never have to think about rape, or the eventual blame game again. And not only is it not explicit that they are only talking about stranger rape,…

Yeah, thanks, I did. Same old, same old. Lip service to blaming the rapists but it's always on the victim to ignore the weather——er, I mean the rapist.

Of course. My point is not that the information should be coming from dads, but that it's patronizing and that shit is only acceptable when it comes from someone like a dad. Let me be clear, I have NO issue with communicating the risks around binge drinking, this is why I said all other things being equal. That said,…

"Suggesting that women shouldn't get hammered is not blaming the victim"

Thank you for continuing to bring this up, because it is important we don't forget.

It's been interesting to watch people assume that the only way you could get that kind of explosion was from speed. In part because you'd think people who picked up everything they know about cars exploding from TV/movies would have learned about nitro, too.

I kind of want one of those med alert bracelets that list allergies or medical conditions should a person have to be attended by EMTs or other medical professionals while incapacitated and unable to give the information. I want it to say Do not bring this patient to any medical facility run by the Catholic church or…

And with that, many an Internet commenter will be forced to eat his or her words. Not that they will learn anything from it or change their behavior. I was just bemoaning the insistence...almost to the point of compulsion...of people to shit all over victims before all information becomes available. It's not as big of…

Anyone remember what happened to Angela Carder? She was basically murdered by so called "pro lifers":

This issue needs so much more play and it is not just about abortions! Catholic hospitals will refuse treatment if you are pregnant and they think the treatment may harm the fetus.

My husband has a list saved in his phone of the hospitals he is not, under any circumstances, allowed to let me end up at if, God forbid, there's some kind of emergency. They are exclusively all of the Catholic hospitals within an hour of our house.

Why is it that when men identify as bisexual, lots of people think that they're gay but in denial, and when women identify as bisexual, lots of people think that they're straight but in denial? (I think it might have something to do with penises.)

Last time there was an article up on bisexuality someone said it so succinctly: If a girl is bi they assume she is straight but looking for attention, if a guy is bi they assume he is gay but doesn't want to admit it yet. No matter what the penis trumps the vagina.

Rocky relationship or not, they were obviously very passionate. It was HER life and surely the association with one of the most iconic musicians of all time has affected her, just like two normal citizens beings together ..Like I said to gonzo, she's going a bit far comparing herself to a wrongly convicted prisoner…

Or maybe they're sad because a young, harmless, kind - hearted man who did lots of unpublisized charity work was suddenly, tragically, killed, far too early?

I honestly don't think that this is happening because they think they are immortal. I think it is happening because a friend...a peer...a man they knew is dead. And it happened quickly and suddenly and without time to say goodbye. Because a lot of what celebrities do is public, their grief is public, too.

Did you miss the part where they weren't street racing and he wasn't even driving, or are you just ignoring that to make it easier to troll?

You know what I think? I think you did mean Mahatma Gandhi and now you're trying to cover your embarrassment for having made such a mistake. Especially because the reaction to Indira Gandhi's death was far from universal shock and grief (and the aftermath included retaliation against Sikhs), and that two members of…